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From robotic landers probing distant moons to the crewed missions pushing further than humans have gone in fifty years, this is where SpaceInfo Club tracks the push beyond Earth orbit. Coverage spans NASA, ESA and commercial missions, the engineering that gets them there, and the science they bring back.
Reporting draws on conversations with the scientists behind these missions, including astrophysicist Dr Francesca Faedi (University of Leicester, Orbital Innovation Ltd.), who studies how deep-space conditions affect the human body. See the full list of astronomers and mission scientists we’ve spoken with.
Also filed under Humans in Space Physics History
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Dr Francesca Faedi — Astrophysicist, Lecturer at University of Leicester, contributor to the discovery of 60+ exoplanets.
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Named ERNEST (Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain), the experimental vehicle has recently completed an extensive field campaign in California’s Colorado Desert.
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Together, these decisions demonstrate that Europe is not merely maintaining its scientific capabilities in space—it is actively expanding them. As humanity seeks answers to fundamental questions about our Solar System, our galaxy, and the wider cosmos, ESA’s roadmap ensures that European scientists will remain at the forefront of exploration for decades to come.
Unlike previous Artemis missions, Artemis III is designed to validate key technologies, spacecraft systems, and operational procedures that will enable sustained lunar exploration in the years ahead. The mission will involve the Orion spacecraft and commercial lunar lander systems developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin, testing the complex architecture that future lunar crews will depend upon.
Meet the Artemis III Crew: The Astronauts Preparing Humanity’s Next Giant Leap Read More »
Cover Image: NASA’s INCUS mission – Credits Blue Canyon Technology Three Small Satellites Set to Transform Our Understanding of Severe Weather from Space NASA’s upcoming Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission has reached a major development milestone as engineers complete assembly and testing of two of the mission’s three spacecraft. Designed to provide the first
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The SMILE mission is poised to transform our understanding of the Sun–Earth connection through its innovative approach to global magnetospheric imaging. Yet its significance extends well beyond science.
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The SMILE mission (Solar wind–Magnetosphere–Ionosphere Link Explorer) is a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, designed to investigate how the Sun interacts with Earth’s magnetic environment.
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SMILE. The evolution of heliophysics missions reflects a broader trend in space science: from isolated measurements toward integrated, system-level understanding.
On May 15, the spacecraft will sweep past Mars at a distance of approximately 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles), traveling at nearly 20,000 kilometers per hour.
Cover Image: Close-up of Plato’s cameras. Credits: ESA For thousands of years, humanity looked at the night sky and wondered whether worlds like ours existed elsewhere in the universe. Today, that question is no longer philosophical alone — it has become a scientific investigation powered by increasingly sophisticated space missions. Among the most important of
